[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 103 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING BISHOP RICARDO HENRY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2000

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Bishop Ricardo Henry, 
Pastor of the True Vine Glorious Church of God in Christ. I honor 
Bishop Henry today to celebrate with him his 67th birthday, which 
occurred last week, on September 2, 2000. Mr. Speaker, Bishop Henry is 
deserving of our praise on his birthday because he has served as a 
pillar of our community, having devoted his life to serving the needs 
of others.
  Born on September 2, 1933 on the island of Old Providence, Colombia, 
Bishop Henry was blessed with excellence, greatness, the favor of God, 
love and honor, the law of kindness in tongue, morality and character. 
All of these amazing attributes are the result of a God-centered life.
  At the age of 7 months, he migrated to the Republic of Panama, where 
he received his elementary education at the Escuela Pablo Arosemena. He 
obtained his high school education at Colegio Abel Bravo and, upon 
graduation, he pursued his formal Christian training at Bible School in 
Panama from 1957 to 1958.
  In 1963, he immigrated to the United States and became a member of 
the Evergreen Baptist Church. In 1965, he moved his membership to the 
Sacred Heart Christian Church, where he was ordained as a minister of 
the gospel by Bishop Roden James. He was later consecrated as a Bishop 
by Bishop Charles DeGilio and Bishop Trevlen Williams. In 1986 he 
became a member of the Glorious Church of God in Christ, and served as 
an Associate Minister to Bishop Perry Lindsay, Sr. Appointed by Bishop 
Perry Lindsay, Sr., in 1997 he became Pastor of the True Vine Glorious 
Church of God in Christ.
  Mr. Speaker, Bishop Ricardo Henry is more than worthy of receiving 
our birthday wishes, and I hope that all of my colleagues will join me 
today in honoring this truly remarkable man.

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